Activity 3: Create Your Own Wiki with Wikispaces.com (a walkthrough)

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• Wikispaces for Teachers: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers/
• Create an Account (if you haven't already)
• Create a Wiki by clicking "New Wiki" on your "My Account" page.
  • Edit This Page: Create new page, Text, Numbers & Bullets, Links, Images, Embedding, Tables, and More...
  • Wiki Text
  • Discussion
  • History (view changes that have been made by clicking on the button at the top of the page
  • Notifications (be alerted of changes or messages via email)
  • Edit Navigation
  • Manage Wiki
• My Account
• Create more wikis!
  Note: Wikispaces help may also be helpful. Your best technical support is to play with Wikispaces.

Create Student Accounts

1. Navigate to your wiki.
2. Select Settings.
3. Under Settings, select User Creator.
4. Choose the wiki you would like to add the users to.
5. Enter your list of users as text, or upload an excel or .csv file with usernames and passwords. Email addresses aren't required to create accounts. Keep in mind that every Wikispaces username must be unique. Try using numbers, or initials, or a first name-last name combination to create unique usernames.
6. The User Creator will guide you through the process of setting up your accounts.

Embedding Content and Integrating With Other Tools

• Images and Files(Review)
  • While editing a page, place your cursor where you want the image to appear.
  • Then click the Files icon (which looks like a picture in a frame).
  • Select the file you want to insert, upload it, and then double-click the thumbnail of the image (or file) to make it appear on the page.
• Embed Other Media(Review)
  • While editing a page, place your cursor where you want the media to appear.
  • Then click on the Widget icon (which looks like a TV).
  • Navigate to the type of media you want to embed (for specific instructions), or else choose Other.
  • Paste in the embed code provided by the service you are trying to embed, and then click Save.
• Embedding Specific Media (Demonstrations)
  • Video (Using YouTube or TeacherTube... or others)
  • Calendars (Using Google Calendar)
  • Documents (Using Google Docs)
  • Forms (Using Google Docs)

More Tips and Tricks (time permitting)

• Image Alignment: While editing the page, click on the image and select an alignment from the dropdown menu (try left or right alignment). Or try using a table to arrange your pictures (see below).
• Images as Links: While editing the page, click on the image and then click on the Link icon.
• Tables: While editing the page, click on the Table icon and select the number of rows and columns. Then click in an individual cell to add text, images, or other content. The table will automatically resize and remain well-aligned.
• Permissions By Page: While viewing a page, click on the Page dropdown menu (the little triangle) and select Lock or Unlock.
• Tags: While viewing a page, click on the Page dropdown menu (the little triangle) and select Details and Tags. Then click Edit next to tags. Now you can click on a tag to see all pages with that tag, or you can search by tag in the search field (usually in the left-hand column).
• Remove Ads: Go to Manage Wiki, then Subscription, and Request a complimentary upgrade to Plus for K-12 education at the bottom of the page.

More Cool Features (time permitting)

• Templates: Create time saving templates! (Useful for creating many similar student or group pages.)
• Domain Name (Change your URL to something better, shorter, or more meaningful.)
• Wiki Layout (Change the title and description of your wiki to something better, export your work, change permissions, check statistics, and select an appropriate license.)